Tecno Camon I with 18:9 Screen Ratio launched in India

Although, the Camon CM was launched in Nigeria with high definition specifications, the new Camon I was launched in a different country, it is India and its already making rounds.

During the launching, Tecno Lin Qin, Vice president, Transsion Holding says,
“Camon i will play a vital role in bolstering TECNO’s India growth story. With Camon series in our portfolio, we are certain that TECNO will soon make it to the Top 5 smartphone brands in India market,”

It is Tecno Mobile’s first smartphone in India with a ‘Full View’ display. And Indians are afraid that, Tecno wants to takes on competition with the Micromax Canvas Infinity and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.

The new Camon I arrives with almost-similar specs, features and design with the Camon CM. And also, its comes with the new 18:9 Display, which the company has adopted. Now, lets take a look at the specifications.

And in a Long statement from the Gaurav Tikoo, Senior Vice President Marketing, Transsion India.

“The brand new Camon i has been meticulously designed keeping in mind the needs and wants of a millennial. Our extensive research revealed that Indian youth look for great cameras that can help them shoot at any time of the day, in any light condition. The ‘Magic in any light’ positioning for our Camon i series resonates with this consumer requirement. The Full View display powered by Quad core processor again aligns itself to consumers’ love for large screens and a good processor for high quality mobile browsing experience. We are a product focused company with an aim of being among top five smartphone brands in India by end of 2018. With key launches in every two months, we truly believe that Camon i will provide an unmatched smartphone experience to the consumer, besides keeping them wowed with the price tag that ensures a great value for money proposition,”

Design and Display

Worldwide, the Camon I is the second phone from Tecno to arrive with the 18:9 Screen Ratio while in India its the first. Tecno has been brilliant with the designs of their Camon Series.

The Camon I comes with an amazing screen display of 5.65-inch HD+ FullView display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. The display comes with a 2.5D curved glass with an ratio of 18:9 and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Tecno Camon i will be available in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black, and City Blue colour options/variants. And we are still looking at the Metal back body build in the likes of Camon CM.

Camera and Connectivity

The Camon I arrives with a 13-megapixel rear camera with Quad LED flash and PDAF that can help you take some cool pictures. The primary camera is backed by quad-LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 5P lens. And for the FF, it sports a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with video chat flash for selfies and video calling.

And for the network connectivity, it arrives with a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB 2.0 port, and OTG support. *But currently, we aren’t sure, if it comes with 4G LTE. We will update you on that.*

Performance and OS

On the performance aspect, the Camon I arrives with a 3GB of RAM which is higher to the 2GB on Camon CM! It also comes with a 32GB storage and a microSD card slot is also available for memory expansion ( up to 128GB).

It is also powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and it runs on HiOS 3.2, which is based on Android 7.1 Nougat. Finally, the Multitasking and Memory storage can help your phone to sail faster and save more.

Battery and Security

The Tecno Camon I also features a 3050mAh battery with Fast Charging. The battery capacity is a slightly higher than the Camon CM. The 3050mAh battery can take you for more hours and talk time.

The Camon I comes with Fingerprint sensor located the back and other normal day to day securities such as Passwords, Swipe, Pattern, Pin.

Pricing And Availability

As already mentioned, Transsion Holdings-owned Tecno Mobile announced the launch of its latest smartphone in India. And the smartphone starts at Rs 10,999 in the Indian market.